A, E, I-dah-O, U...

This year Tennyson was able to celebrate her birthday with all of her Idaho clan cousins and most of her aunts and uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa, of course.  We had gone out for the Smith Family Reunion 2012, but she just thought all the fun was for her!

Since pictures are worth a thousand words...here we go!

She was SO excited to ride a horse.  I'm surprised she got off without a fight.

 Truman was more interested in the water jug.

 He did not enjoy the horse so much.

 But he did LOVE the "tractor/wagon" ride.

 Reunion Day Two meant four wheeling.  Another activity Tennyson LOVED.

 Truman preferred to throw rocks in the water.

Saturday meant BIRTHDAY!!!  We set up the night before since Tennyson was dead set that her Aunt Katie was throwing her a surprise party...not sure where she came up with that one.

HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY Tennyson!!!  Doesn't she look older?  That morning, she woke up, stretched and told her Dad "Look! I'm bigger!"

We spent the day in Jackson Hole, WY, swimming, eating candy, pizza, watching a shoot out.  She wore her Birthday Girl pin all day!

 Apparently, she and her cousin Bryan found something VERY amusing.

 Her Aunt Mary...not so much!

 Since we got home late, we let her open one gift before bed, and saved the rest for Sunday.

 The rest of the presents...

 The Happy Birthday/blowing out candles...right before she threw up all over two cousins and the kitchen floor.  Sadly she went to bed without a piece of her cake.  Luckily she was fine and ate some a day or so later!

 How quickly things change....thankfully she waited until the singing was over and I didn't catch the vomiting on film!!

Monday, we continued the partying with a swing through Bear World.  A world of Bears!!  And other animals as you can see.

 Truman's most favorite thing at Bear World.  This and feeding the duck/fish.

 Most of the cousins.

Tuesday we spent the day in SLC, while Mark had work/lunch. So we went to the Discovery Museum...they had fun.

 After dinner with friends, at The Cheesecake Factory.

A few days after we got home, we figured we should give Tennyson her birthday gift from us...she was a little excited!

Grandma and Grandpa F gave her a flashy new helmet and bell for her bike.  She can't wait until it's not raining or deathly hot to go out for a ride!! 

We had a great time in Idaho.  A lot of fun, food, late nights and thankfully not too many tears.  Here's to the Smith Family Reunion 2013!